Seesaw



J. M. CLAYTON.

sEEsAw.

APFLJCATIGN .F|LED'0CT. 21| 9|4 RNEWED MAR. I6. 9u3- 1 1 93,994.Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

JAMES IVI. CLAYTON, OF IOLA, KANSAS.

SEESAW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

Application filed October 21, 1914, Serial No. 867,863. Renewed March16, 1916. Serial No. 84,700.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES M. CLAYTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Iola, in the county of Allen, State of Kansas, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Seesaws; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in see-saws.

One object of the invention is to provide a see-saw of simple and novelconstruction which can be easily folded so as to be readily takenthrough a narrow space, such as a door-way.

Another object is to provide a see-saw in which the weight of more thanone person at one end can be readily compensated for at the other end.

A further object is to provide a see-saw in which the seats at theopposite ends will always maintain a horizontal position while thesee-saw is in motion.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of the see-saw at rest,Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same in applied position, Fig. 3 is atop plan view in the position of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is an end view, Fig. 5is a vertical sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 is anend view of the device in folded position.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, there is a basewhich includes a strip 10 of suitable material, and the oppositelyextending members 11, the latter being hinged to the upright 13 atopposite sides thereof. To the outer ends of the strip 10 are securedinclined braces 12, the inner ends of which are suitably bolted to thevertical upright 13 which is secured centrally on the upper side of thesaidmember 10. Hinged to the outer ends of the members 11 are inclinedbars 14, the upper ends of which are provided with pivoted slottedmembers 15 which receive staples 16 carried by the upright 13, crosskeys 17 being passed through the staples after being received throughthe slots of the members 15. The upright 13 is formed of two membersbetween which are centrally pivoted the horizontal parallel rockingbeams 18 and 19, the former of which is disposed at the upper end of theupright while the lower is disposed just above the attaching points ofthe upper ends of the bars 12 and 14. The opposite ends of the beams 1Sand 19 are equally spaced apart and pivotally connected together by thevertical links 20. These links are in pairs and have pivotally securedtherebetween the seat members 21. Secured to each side. of the seatmembers 21 are the strips 22 to which are secured the transverse slats23 forming the seats. Slidably mounted on one end of the upper beam 18is a weight 24 which is adapted to be shifted between the pivot of thesaid beam and the end. Vhen one child occupies the seat at one end, andtwo children occupy the seat at the other end, this difference in weightmust be compensated for. This is done by sliding the weight 24 todifferent positions along the beam 18.

Pivotally secured on the end portions of the lower beam 19, inwardly ofthe connectink links 20 are footrests 25, these rests being adapted tobe swung toward or away from the links for children of different sizes.Secured on opposite sides of the upper ends of the links 2() are handles26 which are grasped by the occupants of the seats.

It will be noted that the seat supported members 21 are rigidly securedto the links 20 and extend outwardly therefrom at right angles. Thiscauses the seats to remain in the horizontal position when the beams 1Sand 19 are rocked on their pivots, the links 20 always maintaining avertical or nearly vertical position.

Vhen it is desired to move the see-saw, the same may be taken completelyapart by removing all of the bolts which connect the various parts, andby removing the cross keys 17, the bars 14 and base members 11 may bemoved upwardly against the seats of l the upright 13. In this connectionit might be well to mention that the bolts carry sleeves 27 so as toprevent wear on the holes of the openings through which the bolts pass.

Vhen desiring to move the device through a narrow place, such as adoorway, it is only necessary to move the members 11 and 14 on theirhinges so that the entire device will be not much wider than thethickness of the beams 1S and 19.

l/Vhat is claimed s:

A seesaw comprising a base including a strip, a standard mounted on thecenter of said strip, laterally extending members, hinged to the lowerend of the standard at opposite sides thereof, rigid braces secured tothe ends of the strip and to the support, braces hinged to the lateralmembers and de'- taohably secured to the standard, a pair of horizontaland superposed parallel rocking beams mounted on the standard, link mem-10 bers pivotally connected to the ends of the beams and spacing saidbeams apart, ad-

justable footrests carried by one of the beams, seats secured to theConnecting links, and a shiftable weight carried between the upper beamof one side of the pivot thereof.

In testimony whereof, I afIiX my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES M. CLAYTON.

Witnesses:

R. A. FOLKNER, D. E. MARPLE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

' Washington. D. C.

